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The U.S. disperses tens of billions of dollars in foreign aid each year.

That money's been a key source of American

diplomatic power for decades. But with the stroke of a pen, President Donald Trump has

frozen the vast majority of it for 90 days. This is Swamp Notes, the weekly podcast from the FT News Briefing, where we talk about all of the things happening in U.S. politics.

I'm Sonia Hudson.

And this week we're asking, what's the state of American soft power in the age of Donald Trump?

Here with me to discuss is David Pilling. He's the FTs Africa

editor. Hi, David. Hi, Sonia. And we've also got Felicia Schwartz, the FTs U.S. U.S.

Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent. Hi, Felicia. Hi. So, David, can we just start by

defining foreign aid? What sort of programs or activities does American money support around the globe?

And which countries will this funding freeze impact the most?

Well, I think aid is extremely broadly defined.

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